Gearing for washing-machines.



.L B. GUE.

GEARING FDR WASHING MACHINES. APPLICATioN FILED JAN. is. i915.

' Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

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J. B. Gm. j GEARING FR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATEON FFLED JAN. l5. i915- 1,254,133. f Patented Jan.22,1918.

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IUI mi Ill FI IKE. GETZ'.. (5E/WING FOR WASHNG NIIEICHINES.l

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I5, I9I5.

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l. B. GETZ. GEAHING For@ WASHING' MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.15|19I5 u 1,;9254133, Patent@ han. 22, MHS,

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOEE B. GETZ, 0F MORTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORITO IGdl'lfZ POWER 'WASHERC0., 0F NORTON, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

GEARING FOR WASHING-MACHINES.

v zen of" the United States, a residentof Morton, in the county ofTazewell and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Gearing for "Washing-Machilies, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention hasreference to Washing machines and particularly thattype used for domes .t purposes in the household.

"i`l.,.l vention relates primarily to the mechanism for transmitting analternative rotary movement to the dolly or agit-ating shaft of thewashing machine, from an electric inotor or vother suitable source ofpower; also' to the mechanism for transmitting movement from saidelectric motor or other source of power to the rolls of the wringer,

including means for reversing said wringer rolls at the will of theoperator.

The mechanism' for transmitting an alternative Vrotary movement to thedolly shaft of the washing machine or machines, includes a pair oi'ordinary bevel gears at the head of 'the dolly shaft, adapted to receivemotion from a segmental gear in' mesh with a pinion carried by atransverse shaft on the cover of the washing machine or machines on theVinner end of which is carried onel of the bevel gears for operating saiddoliy shaft. The dolly, itssha't, the bevel gears, transverse shaftreferred to and pinion, are carried hy the cover of the machine, andwhen said cover is raised, these parts are removed to an inoperativeposition, -disconnecting the pinion. from the segmental gea r.

The invention has for a4 furtherv object, to arrange washing machines 1nmultiple, and to operate the dolly shafts of said machines from a.commondriving means and to sup-A port a wringer to be used mlconne'ctlonwith r either one of said machines.

The invention has fora further provide a snpportor one or more. washingmachines and a wringer to be used with either one of said machines, andan extensible support or frame on which one or more rinse tubs may restduring the Washing operation, to .receive theclothes from either one ofsaid machines, between said wringer rolls. -f

To the 'accomplishment of the foregoing Specification of Letters Patent.l

object, to

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Appncaaon inea January 15, 19'15. serial No. 2,349.

and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consistsin the combination, construction and arrangement of.

parts hereinafter described, and then sought to be defined in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part hereof, and which show merely for the purpose ofillustrative dis'- closure, a preferred embodiment of my in# vention, itbeing understood that various changes may be made in practice within thescope of the claims, withoutdigressing from my inventive idea.

Figure l is ay side elevation of-'my im proved machine, the Wringerbeing swung .to a position adjacent one of the 'washing machines g',

Fig. 2' is a plan view with the 'rinse tuh support or rest extendingpart way from beneath the main support and with parts removed to showcertain of the gearing for transmitting movement to the dolly shaft ofone of the machines;

Fig. 8 is a plan view with the washing mw chines and wringer support andwringer removed and with the platform partly.

broken away to show the 'gearing for transmitting motion to the dollyshaft of the washing machine or machines and to the Wrmger;

Figa is an elevation in section as the same would appear if taken onthe' lineal-et of Fig. 2;I v

F'g. .5 is a detail in elevation, showingv the driving connections forthesegmental. gears;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevation in section, showing the immediategearing for operating the dolly .shaftvof the .washing ina-- chine ormachines, and

4 Fig. -7 is an enlarged elevation partly ini section, showing'thesreversing gearing forv transmittlngmotiqn to the Wrmger rolls ofthe wringer, ,and of the locking means for holding the wringer inadjusted positions.

Like characters ,of reference designate corresponding parts throughouttheiignres. This invention has reference to that type of'householdlaundry machines, wherein a washing machine and a wringer are combined,the wringer beingl movablev with 'respect to thwashing machine so thatafter the {rst washing operatiomtheclothcs may be wrung direct' fromthe' washing machine into a. rinse tub, and-the' wringer moved to vitdrawings. That is y or other receptacles.

ment maybe used 1n connection with w atl fit) a what es shown,

anndj usted position so that lthe clothes may be run direct from therinse tub into a basket or other The wringer isdrivcn by mechanism, bythe movement of said wringerto adjusted positions, and includes meansfor reversing the wringer rolls so that the rolls may be driven ineither direction to facilitate the washing operation or to take care ofknots which may tend to clog the wringer rolls during the passage ofclothes therebetween.

The arrangement of the parts and devices embodying myinvention, is suchthat I muy employ only one washing machine and one wringer or the samemay be connected in multiple, so'that I lcan use two washing machinesand one wringer, as shown in the to say, if the machine is of theplatform type,'the main support will carry one washing machine and becapable of supporting one rinse tub, the extensible support or frameadapted to form a rest for an additional rinse tub or tubs or "other eceptacles and the wringer positioned someand capable of being swung soas to be caused to register with a Washing machine or either one of saidrinse tubs This same arran ereceptacle.

is' known asa stave leg machine, but I prefor tlieplatform t e.. If themachines are connected in multlple', the4 main." su port will ormafestfor two washingmaciimes, as shown Vin the drawings,and the Vmechanism ofthe two machines 4for drivingI .the dolly shafts thereof, will be.driven' from s. common driving means, and the wringer movably supportedso that it may be caused te register with either of said washing me-venines and one or more rinse tubs or other eptacles resting upon theextensible suprtor frame used for that purpose.

'r linarily one washingmachlne and one Eri one or more rinse tubs orreceptacles, is

5 Tsui'icient for householduse, but there 1s a titl machineand one ofdemand for washing machines connected in multiple, so that the-clothesmay go through the process ofI two washingV operations in the samemachine. That s'to say, one of said Washing machines is used for thefirst cleansing operation, arposition to register between the twomachines and the clothes passedbetween the wringer rolls from the :firstwashing machine to the second, where the same is subjected -to a secondwashing operation. After the second, operation, the veri-nger is swungto a position between the second washing the rinse'tubs and the clothespassed between the wringer rolls from .the second washing .machine intothe rinse water tub, after which, theI wringer may again be moved to a-third ostion, .rom the whereby the clothes may be passed which is notdisturbed Y ger, together with means for supportthe wringer swung torinse water tub into a second rinse water tab or other receptacle orbasket; it being understood that both washing machines may be operatedsimultaneously, or that during the operation of one, K, from the other,and during the operation ct one or both machines, the wringer may be inuse rinsing clothes from one tub to another. To disconnect either one ofthe washing machines from the power drivingmeans, the lid of the machineis raised, which elevates the immediate driving means for the vdollyshaft away from. the driving connections with the power.v

The main frame of the machine comprises the angle iron bars l, which arebent so as to provide the side rails 2 and the corner legs 3. The legs 3'at each corner are connected by the transverseangle iron brace barsfi,and angle iron bra-ces 5 which extend longitudinally of the frameI andconnected at their opposite ends to qthe transverse angle iron bracebars 4. The rails 2 iron bars 1, support the platform b., platformV ispreferably made of weee tends across between the two raiis 3 .n curedthereto and extends approximately the full length of said rails. At ftheplat form 6 is,l cut away to admit al connecting bar, which connects thesegmental gears, to be described, with the operating means fortransmitting movement to the 'dolly shaft of the' washing machine ormachines.

Secured to the underside of the rails at suitable points, these bracketsare secured the opposite ends of transversely disposed channel bars 9,said channel bars not only serving as additional transverse brace barsof the main fra-me, but also serving as guiding means for the end bars10 forming a part ot asupplemental extensible support which includes not:miltf the end bars l0, but additional bars. .ii ar ranged parallel withthe bars l@ and spaced therefrom, said intermediate bars 1E, being;connected at their opposite ends to icngitddinal brace bars l2 and 13,which are also connected to the end bars 1t? of seid seppie mentalextensible frame. The end bars l@ of this frame are bent to form thesupport `ingr legs 14and said legs are braced by the longitudinal bracebar 15. The supple mental extensible supporting' frame may be clothesmay be wrung are angular brackets 8. To

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supporting frame by the operator grasping the longitudinal brace bar'12and pulling the frame outwardly and pushing'it inwardly, the end. bars10 .moving in and being guided by the channels in the channel bars i?,as will be understood.

Resting upon and secured to the platform 6 of the main support, are thewashing me chines 16' and 17. These washing machines Ado not differmaterially -from washing ma 'chinos now Yin use, except in the specificisa iii? lill

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.the bracket 511 and also a hearing #i6 forminp; a part ofthe loraeltetlll, @n the outer end of the driving shaft are carried 'the pulleyWheels 66 and lll", the former adapted to be driven by a belt 63, drivenfrom a, small pulley WheelGS, connected. with an electric motor 7G, thisomrtor,heine,` supported on a bracket fl eecored to the main trame ofthe machine.` The -oulloy el" may be `need for receiving power through aholt from o gaeolone engine or other similar source ot power, in thevent it is not deoirehle to op erate the mechanism of the waehinggmachine or Washing machines and -Wringger from an electric motor, asshown.

'l will now power from the eleotriomotoror other source of power throughthe n'lechanism de aoribed, to the two Washing machines, asenming thatthe lids or covers 18 ol the machines are closed with the gears 30 ineeh, with the segmentol gears 394 Power boing transmitted to the drivingshaft 6-l`,`eitherthrongh #the pnllejy 66 or the'pulley 6T, ond saidshaft heing rotated, the pinion till Vwill drive the gear Wheell 62, the'gear 62 beingr on the same .shaft with the pinion 57,'the latter willin turn drive the gear 56 on the longitudinally disposed'shat 51, andit. being' rotated, will impart a reciprocating motion to the pitman haror rod 47, and: with each complete stroke of said bar, the segmentalgears 39 to which it is connected, w11! be oscillated,vrst in onedirection and then back, and such movement wil impart an alternative tothe shafts 28 through the gears 30 carried thf ecn, which said gears,bas Shown,

are in mesh with the segmental gears 39.'

This alternative rotaifyl nlorerneirit, which is imparted to the shafts28, will in tern he im parted to the dolly'shalts Fill of the woehlingmachines throogh and by meant-s ol. the Vhevel gears 29, married on. theinner ende of the shafts 28, which are in mesh withthe gears 24 carriedby .said dolly shafts., '.lo

disconnect either one ot the` dolly shafts 2U f rom'their source ol?.ower, assuming that thetrain of gearing" juist deeeriloed, eonneet lilled to the driving allait is in motion, all that .ie necessary to do isto raise the lid Vor cover of either of the' Waehina' machines whichwill separatel the gears 3U trom their oog-- .mental gears 39 and thus`stop theoperation of the dolly shafts which have heenraisecl out of themachine or machines, enablihg 4the operator to tolte lrormLor putelotheo into, said machine-or machines. When tho lids or coversI are lposition, they 'will reet against the plates or rests 72, suitablyconnected with the hinges 19, us shown.

From the foregoing deeeriptiomit is obvious that the dolly shafts onlooth machines may be operated simultaneously, disconnectdescribe thetransmission oli dolly shaft or shafts` of the of theniaohinaas willores, at a point to one rotary movement machines, eo that 'ae described,has

thrown haelt into open "The locking end of said eooree'ot 'power at thesame or or the other driven separatel and indepe-o-tlontly oli eachother, vif desires? 'Y noting the Same relatively to ocliine ormaehines, and the 'the eamo from the driving eroine means thereof. ir etthe usual and ordinary comprising as it does, a; suitable trarneooppo:rtreferred to generally as ll-l. @n this traine is rotatablymounted the Wrieger rolle le. and "(5., T suitably Igeared together eothat they may be rotated toward each other at all times, the.reetringgvheing of usual and fordinary construction hot not shown. `Throll. 'M has an extensionshaft 76, and the shaii't ond th The Writconstruction,

. outer end of this shaft is journaled'in spaced bearings l? forming aart of a bracket 78, which is Secured to anti) Wringer :trame 73 androlls 74 and 75. lThe bracket 78 is provided posed tobulor bearingmember 79, divided hy an` annular plate or lian e 80, said plate 80having a series' ofradially disposed slots The lowerl portion off-thevertically disposed tubular bearin "79 ofl the brackets 78, is rotatablycarrie and'hasa bearing in the upper end of a tubular support orstandard 82, which said standard 1s mountedupon and secured toy themainframe or platform be seen in the side of the' mam frame, andintermediate the two washing the wringen.' may be swung from' one'imaohine to the other. with'the i Wrioger 4rolls extendinglongitudinally of the main trarne or at right angles thereto,

lnay deeired, to conse the saine to regg;- l

'there rinse. tubs adapted x ted on. the supplemental. of the machine.The up# per end' et the tnhnlar support or standard. il@ ia providedwith an annular vplate or llanggo 83, oorreeponfling 'to the annularplato .or llange Stv olf the' bracket '78, and on which miel-annoiarplate or ilangeV 80 .reato and is rotatably mounted. The annuler @eterv with plate or ilange ll hoe only one "ailiul slot 84, whereaetheannular liange orplate 80, plurality of radial slots 8l., Vand mennoprovided which will enter any vone oil the radial slots 8l in the'langeor plate 80 when the same are 'brought Aco l incident with the radialslot' 84 of the plate orflange4 i3 after the Wringer has been swung toan adjusted position, for locking1 and hol-dino: the same in suchposition. v.

This locking means comprises a lever Sil fnlcrumed at 86 between ears 87extending; laterally from the tubular-support or stand ard 82 at or nearthe-upper end thereof. lever when dsenguged from the slot 84, in theplate or` ango l deaerlhe the Wringer and they lll -Bll

e 'wrnger i .85 which supports the.

with ya vertically dis-` foo rae

Laramie 33, will ride on 'the peripheral face of the plate or flange Uand caused to vield` hagly, bear against said peripheral .tace by sureof "said spring'SS, will cause the locking end thereoil to enter intothe coinciding slots ot' theffplalt'es or ilanges() and 83 and loch: thewringer iii-ite. adjusted position. To swing the Wringer aronnd,theoperator will engage the tree. end of the lever 85 and move it toi'ard`the tubular Support or standard to releaee the loclnngendthereol? fromthe slots inthe plates or anges 8O and 83, when the vvringer Ymay beswung to an adjusted position and looked in the manner described.

Un the shaft 76 oi? the wringer roll 74,

and between the bearing members 77 of theY brochet T8, are carried bevelgear Wheels 89 in mesh With tbe corresponding bevel gear .wheel 90 onthe upper end of a shaft i 91, which extends up through the frame of themachine, the tubular support or stand# ard 82, and the bearing 79 of thebracket 78, so that when the shaft 91 is operated, it in'turn willtransmit movement to the bevel gear 90 at the upper end thereof and `thetivo bevel gears ,89T Whchareloosely carried on the shaft 76 ot theWringerroll 7e., The two gears 89 have elutchfaces 92 and feathered onthe shaft 76 between the two `gears is a clutch sleeve 93 Witheuitableclutch faces on either side thereoh'adapted to be thrown into clutchengagement vvithv the clutch faces 92 of -either of the gears by means'89, whereby the shaft 76 carrying `the wringen' roll le, may 'bedriven, in reverse directions through the operationy of the shaft' Si,passing through the tubular support or bearing 82. 'lo throw the. clutch'sleeve 93, a lever 9e is provided, having.

suitable engagement with the clutch sleeve 93` and being fulcrumed at 95between the upper 'matching acesof Acaio sections 96, which are' securedto each other and to the brackets T8, by means of bolts 9? and also ofthe boitier-ming the pivot 95 on ivhieh the lever. @il is Aiiiulcruined.`lever 9e has' a handheld 9B to be grasped by the operator whenthrowingthe. lever to lace the 'clutch sleeve 93 in a neutral br inoperativeposition, or to move said clutch sleeve into engagement with the clutchfaces of either of the above gcars.

The shaft 'ill lor transmitting motion to the ivringer rolls 'le and 'Z5through the re-.

verse gearing described, is operated .from

through the train olf gearing connected l the driving shaft AThis isaccom- The plisiied through a transversely disposed Shaft- 99, journaledat one end in the bearing formed onor attached to the` bracketireviouely referred to, and the oppoeite euri oit said shaft.isjournaled in bearing; itoinied, on or attached to a brochet l0()suitabi oured'to the frame of the machine. @n 'l' ,t end ot' the shaft99 which 'receivee its power to be transmitted to the .shaft 91, iscarried a bevel gear 10i meshing with the bevel gear 102.011 the shaftl. Un the opposite' end of the shaft 99, is "carried a bevel gear 193meshing: with the bevel gear lillcarried on a short shaft journalerl ina bearing; formed uon or attached to 'the bracket l0() and on the otherend of said short. shaft, u, bevel gear AlOIj meshing; vrith a bevelgear l0@ on the lower end efthe shaft 91. llt is obvious therefore, thatwhen the driving ahaiit 6l is being; driven *from a suita ableeource ofpower auch as an electric nio-- titl ' tor or gasolene engine, the trainof connected. therewith will transmit motion not-only tothelongitudinally disposed shat't 5l, but will through 4`said shaft." iland the transverse shaft 99', impart motion to the upright shaft 91which drives the wringen What l claim isz*- l. In a' machine of thecharacter described, a machine, said machine having;r a hinged .cover or11d, a braelre't Secured oel-the outside of said lid orcover and `at itsinner end formed with a cup and' a depending sleeve havingl a bearing inthe lid or cover, and ad jacent saidcup lon the outside formed with -anangular bearing portion, said bracket at i itsouter end, being formedwith an additional angular bearing portion, a gear Wheel lhavong aliuhjournaled inthe sleeve depend ing from said bracket, an operatingshaft passing 'up through the ,gear and its .enn tended hub, a shortshalt jotirnaled in "the angularbearing portion oit said-bracket, agearwheel on the inner endv of seid short shaft inmefsh with saidlirstmentioned gear Wheel, means Jr`or operating said short shaft, a capadapted to be Secured to the brochet andl in' c'omuncti-on with the cano'li the bracket Ato 'form a' cloenre to gjeai." Wheels, said caphaving; av depending tubo lar portion, an elongated eollar or sleeve ienten-ding "op from the tiret n tiel-led vaar and having a bearing inthe depenrli eleeve 'of 'the can, said collar or sleeve lierrem ing abearing for the upper end of the operating shaft which oaeeestherethrough', 'ind a button on theouter end ot" eaid opera shaft.

2. lo a machine et the character ceI a machine, said machine bovin@oever or lid, a braclret'secured o tl of said lid or cover and at formedwith a cup and a debiendo having a bearing in the lid or cover anoisibracket adjacent said cui; formed with an lill@

